Alive and loud, Electromatic® Center Block Jr. guitars are designed for that pure and powerful Gretsch® sound at high volume. Painstakingly crafted with essential Gretsch sound, style and playability, these all-new models deliver the fearless and electrifying authenticity that has set Gretsch apart for decades. It's the sound of honor itself - play proud.
The G5655TG Electromatic® Center Block Jr. Single-Cut with Bigsby® and Gold Hardware features a smaller-sized body with a chambered spruce center block for dynamic resonance, high gain power and lightweight comfort.
Offering excellent playability, the 12"-radius laurel fingerboard hosts 22 medium jumbo frets and NeoClassic thumbnail inlays. Its dual Black Top Broad'Tron humbucking pickups deliver bold, dynamic and articulate tone with enhanced sonic punch.
This guitar boasts stage-stealing style with five stunning finishes - Aspen Green, Azure Metallic, Black Gold, Cadillac Green and Orange Stain - and gleaming gold pickguards and hardware, including the Bigsby® B70 vibrato tailpiece, anchored Adjusto-Matic bridge and G-arrow knobs.
| General | |
|---|---|
| Model Number | 2509700593 |
| Series | Electromatic® |
| Platform | Electromatic® Center Block |
| Color | Single Barrel Burst |
| Number of Strings | 6 |
| Orientation | Right-Hand |
| Body | |
| Build | Center Block |
| Body Finish | Gloss |
| Body Shape | Electromatic® Center Block |
| Body Material | Laminated Maple |
| Bracing | Center Block |
| Body Binding | Aged White with B/AW/B Purfling |
| Body Back | Arched Laminated Maple |
| Body Top | Arched Laminated Maple |
| Body Depth | 1.75" (44.45 mm) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Strings | Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges) |
| Neck | |
| Neck Material | Maple |
| Neck Construction | Set-Neck |
| Neck Finish | Gloss |
| Neck Shape | Thin "U" |
| Neck Binding | Aged White |
| Scale Length | 24.6" (625 mm) |
| Fingerboard Radius | 12" (305 mm) |
| Fingerboard Material | Laurel |
| Number of Frets | 22 |
| Fret Size | Medium Jumbo |
| Nut Material | Graph Tech NuBone |
| Nut Width | 1.6875" (42.86 mm) |
| Position Inlays | Pearloid Neo-Classic Thumbnail |
| Side Dots | Black |
| Headstock Binding | Aged White |
| Neck Plate | NA |
| Hardware | |
| Bridge | Anchored Adjusto-Matic |
| Hardware Finish | Gold |
| Tailpiece | Bigsby® B70 |
| Tuning Machines | Die-Cast |
| Pickguard | Gold Plexi with Black Gretsch® and Electromatic® Logos |
| Control Knobs | G-Arrow |
| Switch Tip | Gold |
| Electronics | |
| Bridge Pickup | Black Top BroadTron |
| Middle Pickup | N/A |
| Neck Pickup | Black Top Broad'Tron |
| Pickup Color | Gold |
| Controls | Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume, Master Tone |
| Pickup Switching | 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge And Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup |
| Special Electronics | N/A |
| Pickup Configuration | HH |
